Statistics
CDC Statistics on Cesarean and VBAC
* The 2007 c-sec rate is 31.1%
* Cesarean rate is up from 29.1% in 2004
* U.S. cesareans have risen 40% since 1996
* VBAC rate fell to 5%
* Since 1996, the VBAC rate in the U.S. has
plummeted 67%